Sangatte surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 CEST
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Today's Sangatte sea temperature is
12.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sangatte today?

The current surf forecast for Sangatte at 5PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (19 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (19 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

Table - waves today at Sangatte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.8
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.1
W
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
76
46
31
28
47
104
96
98
116
65
34
19
12
4
3
1
5
2
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
40
S
35
S
40
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:19PM7.53m
3:41AM7.53m
4:06PM7.25m
4:30AM7.18m
4:57PM6.86m
5:24AM6.73m
Low Tide
10:03AM0.40m
10:26PM0.63m
10:52AM0.61m
11:16PM0.85m
11:43AM0.94m
00:08AM1.14m
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:40
9:42
9:43
9:45
2
3
1
Temp °C
11
12
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
15
16
18
19
19
19
19
18
4
5
6
10
8
6
6
5
6
6
6
8
8
9
11
11
12
13
17
19
17
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
5
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
2
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
5
1
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.8
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
39
68
76
46
31
28
47
104
96
98
116
65
34
19
12
4
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
742
635
169
169
169
444
506
461
461
460
379
169
125
115
115
115
125
136
173
173
173
229
266
266
Best forecast wave conditions in Nord - Pas de Calais
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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